Angela O.
Angela graduated from Georgetown University with a BSBA in finance and economics in 2015 and is currently pursuing an MD at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine with plans to practice pediatrics.
Prateek
Prateek is a Lecturer and Coordinator of the Center for Arts & Language at the Rhode Island School of Design. He holds a Master’s in Cultural Studies and Critical Theory from RISD and a BA in Architectural Design from the School of Planning and Architecture (New Delhi).
Scott
Scott majored in Classics and Spanish at Bates College, where he wrote two theses. After working in several Special Collections libraries, he is completed a PhD in Romance Languages at UPenn.
Emily R.
Emily graduated from Yale, where she majored in English and was a varsity athlete. She then worked for a technology startup and a human rights nonprofit before pursuing her MD at Columbia University.
Julia
Julia attended St. John's College in Annapolis, MD where she fell in love with classical languages. She is currently a Linguistics PhD student at Harvard, focusing on the phonology and verbal morphology of ancient Greek.
O'Jay
O'Jay is an MD/PhD candidate at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He graduated with Honors from CUNY-John Jay College with a BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology and minor in Philosophy.
Chris
Chris is an MD student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He received his pre-med training at Columbia University and was awarded the Harry G DeMeo Scholarship. He earned his BA in Theater Studies from Emerson College.
John
John is an MD student and 21st Century Scholar at UPenn. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in Politics and History (Phi Beta Kappa), and earned his premed postbacc at Goucher College in Baltimore.
Beth
Beth graduated magna cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis with a BA in Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology. She is currently an MD candidate at Boston University School of Medicine.
Charlotte
Charlotte holds an MA in Hispanic Studies from Brown University and a BA in English and Spanish from Oxford University. She is a recipient of the Kossoff Prize for Leadership in Language Teaching.
Helena
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“I am currently doing an 'SAT Bootcamp' with Helena. She is the best teacher I've ever had. She explains everything so clearly; I can already see progress. I like working with her so much. It's strange that I'm finding SAT tutoring fun.”
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“Helena is very smart, affable, and approachable. I enjoyed working with her.”
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“Helena was very good at explaining the different things to look for in each type of verbal question on the GMAT. The techniques she gave me were extremely helpful on test day, and she taught them in a way that was very easy to understand.”
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“Helena was great at motivating my son. She encouraged him to prepare rough drafts of essays, and did an excellent job guiding him through the polishing revisions.”
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“Right from the start, Helena made me believe that I could succeed. She figured out my learning style right away and steered me to pracitce problems and workbooks suited to my learning style. The way she organized and planned my study left me free to focus on the content. Helena built up my confidence and explained everything well. She was terrific!”
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“Helena is an exceptionally approachable, supportive, and understanding tutor. She is empathetic and willing to go above and beyond to help her students. She helped me improve my Verbal score on the GRE.”
She mainly helped me improve my Verbal on the GRE.
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“Helena was always prepared and knew a lot around the field of study. She's very kind, supportive and approachable.”
Admitted early to Georgetown University.
Nesha, College Applicant